New "Forums" plugin version 3.0 beta 3 - lets test it:)

Hey!

We have a new version of our "Forums" plugin ready for testing... it may look much the same but under the hood, its been rebuild:slight_smile:

Here is a list of new features and changes:
- Moved to using CPT instead of custom tables
- Added RSS suppor for topics
- Added visual editor for forum posts
- Improved forum settings editor
- Sticky topics support
- Support for custom templates
- Lots of under the hood improvements

The biggest change is that plugin is now based on custom posts.

Generally beta should be safe to test but backups are always recommended. This new version will keep your old forums DB for safety...it can be manually deleted later trough network admin panel or you can revert to old the version if needed.

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@Maniu - This is actually a pretty dope little plugin. I tried the following and was able to quickly set everything up with no knowledge of the plugin. I was not trying to break anything but as far as it loading straight to the WP twenty-twelve theme and "just working" I did not have any problems.

- I grabbed the link and every thing imported quickly into my RSS reader
- I used the visual editor for colours and size and it displayed as promised.
- I made a topic Sticky and it moved to the top accordingly
- I did not try to create any custom css for custom templates but the classic worked great.
- I also used the forums database removal tool to clear out my old forums install and that seemed to get rid of everything. I did not check the back end but the tool hid itself once I removed the old system.

I really like the idea of this plugin. It could be a useful way to get some interaction on a blog or a website. Wish I could have broken something for you but nothing to report here. :slight_smile:

Using the feeder.co Chrome extension on a WP 3.9.1 install, the feed reader doesn't auto detect the feed when on the page, but rather it detects the usual wordpress RSS feeds.

When I force in the RSS link, it does show the posts, but it doesn't show the NEW posts no matter how long I wait. Then, when trying to follow one of the posts it does detect, I get a "permission denied" error on the topics page when it should have gone to the page that the new post was on. (I realize that some of could be the feed reader, but this is an established one, I think.) The attached screenshot shows the url that produced the error, the error msg and how the list of posts appears in the feeder.co Chrome plug.

nature of the plugin (being small and simple) wont allow for good RSS link detection (mostly because of the method forums are inserted). As for the other problem... would it be possible for me to take a look at it somewhere live?

Her main problem is that she can't easily figure out what the new comments (posts & topics) are, so she can't interact with her people. In fact, most people want to be able to be brought back into the conversation. She doesn't want Facebook here, but she sure does want that. The RSS feed got us closer.

The 2nd problem occurs when you try and use that specific Chrome extension to follow the RSS feed back to the page to read. Did you install that extension and try? Because that's how you get the red circled error.

Yes, it's not really a practical plugin without being able to find the new stuff and having a dialog. It becomes quickly impossible to do when it grows to any size at all unless you a) read everything every time, and b) can remember it all.

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